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CVE-2014-6430

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD

The SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the DOS Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not validate bitmask data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
3.1% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-6310)
Published
September 20, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-6310 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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